Whenever I try to open "Devices and Printers," the green bar at the top of the next window begins moving from left to right slowly and never completes the trip to the end of the bar and the Devices and Printer window never opens. I have to open "Devices and Printers several times over several days with the same result. Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions regarding this problem.

Deejay100six, thanks for the reply. I ran devmgmt.msc and opened all the different icons fully, and there were no yellow question marks or warning symbols beside any of them. I also ran sfc /scannow, but it appeared that nothing happened. After I hit "okay" a black dialog box flashed on the screen and nothing else happened. Did Windows open the Windows File Protection service and check the files in the background? I just went to the Start Menu and clicked on "Devices and Printers," and, as before, the green progression bar when all the the away across very slowly and nothing appeared as far as devices for printers. I am wondering if this has something to do with the Bluetooth program? When I click on the Bluetooth icon in the tray at the bottom of the screen, and click on "show Bluetooth devices," the same thing happens, i.e., the green progression bar slowly goes across the screen and nothing appears. Also, I am having a problem HotSyncing my iPod via Bluetooth. Anyway, thanks again for your help with this and if you have any more suggestions please let me know. (By the way, I do not have a Windows CD. Windows came installed on my Dell Inspiron laptop computer.)

Deejay100six, thanks again for the response and help. I went to the above link and follow the instructions but had some unexpected results. When I entered "%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers" there were no files in the print spooler or screen, and so I wasn't able to delete anything. Also, I'm wondering if the instructions are for a Windows system earlier than Windows 7? In the instructions, there is an instruction that says, "Administrative Tools" and "Print Management." I did not find either of these and my computer is running Windows 7. After completing the instructions I try to open "Devices and Printers," and the same thing happened, i.e., the green progression bar slowly went across the screen and when it stopped nothing else happened. Thanks again for the help with this and if you have any more suggestions I would appreciate them.

Deejay100six, thanks again for the response. I am wondering why there was nothing when I entered "%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers?" I should also let you know that my printer prints as advertised with no problems.

Deejay100six, thanks again for the response. I checked and the " Bluetooth Support Service" was disabled and I set it to "automatic." I then tried to open "Devices and Printers," but got the same result, i.e., the green progression bar slowly went across the screen and after it reached the end nothing appeared regarding printers or devices. Thanks again for the help with this, and any further suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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